Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-07-07


selected by the Indians, heads of families
selecting for their minor children, and
the agents shall select for each orphan
child, and in such manner as to embrace
the improvements OF the Indians making
the selection. Where tho improvements
of two or more Indians have been made
on the Same legal subdivision Of land,
unless they shall otherwise agree, pro-
visional line may be run dividing said
lands between them, and the amount to
which each is entitled shall be equalized
in the assignment of tn. remainder of
the land to which they are entitled under
this act: Provided, That it any one
entitled to an allotment shall fail to
make selection within four years after
the President shall direct that allotments
may be made on particular reservation,
the Secretary of the Interior may direct
the agent of such tribe or band, if such
there be, and if there be no agent, then
special agent appointed for that pur.
pose, to make selection for such Indian,
which election shall be allotted as in cases
where selections are made by the indians
aud parents shall issue in like manner.
Sec. 3. That the allotments provided
for in this act shall be made by special
agents appointed by the President for
such purpose, and the agents in charge
Of the respective reservations on which
the allotments are directed to be made,
under such rules and regulations as tie
Secretary of the Interior may from time
to time prescribe, and shall be certified
by such agents to the Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs, in duplicate, one copy to
be retained in the Indian Office aud the
other to be transmitted to the Secretary
Of the Interior for his action, and to be
deposited in the General Land Office.
SEC 4. That where any Indian not
residing upon reservation, or for whose
tribe no reservation has been provided
by treaty, act Of congress, or executive
order, shall make settlement upon any
surveyed or unsurvsyed laads Of thu
United States not otherwise appropriated
he or she shall be entitled, upon applica
ton to the local land Office for the dis
trict in which the lands are located, t.
have the same allotted to him or her, ant
ito his or her children, in quantities ant
manner as provided in this act for In
dams rcsidin, upon reservations; ant
when such settlement is made upon un
surveyed lands, the grant to such Indian
shall be adjusted upon the survey Of tn
lanes so as to conform thereto; and pa,
ents shall be issued to them for sucl
lands in the manner aud with the re
stIictions as herein provided. And th
fees to which the officers of such locs
land Office would have been entitled ha
such lands been entered under the ger
eral disposition Of the public lands sha
be paid to them, from any moneys 10 th
treasury of the United States not othel
wiso appropriated, upon q settlement
an account in their behalf for such fe,
by the Commissioner of the Geuer
Land Office, and cer,i6cation Of sre
account to the Secretary Of the Treasu,
BY the Secretary Of the Interior.
SEC. 5. That upon the approval of Il
allosments provided for in this act
the Secretary Of the Interior, hc sha
cause pateats to issue therefor in Il
name of the allottees, which patents shs
be Of the legal effect, and declare th,
the United States does and will hold Ii
land thus allotted, for the period ,
twenty-five years, in trust for the 60
. use and benefit Of the Indian to whoI